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T. M. Redulla vs. The Hon. Sandiganbayan, et al

TEOTIMO M. REDULLA, Petitioner, versus THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION), THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, and THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, Respondents.

G.R. No. 167973 | 2007-02-28

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CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Pursuant to an audit[1] conducted by the Commission on Audit (COA) on several reforestation contracts, five complaints, OMB-MIN 96-0336, 96-0339, 96-0365, 96-0367, and 96-0369,[2] were filed against petitioner Teotimo M. Redulla (Redulla) and several others with the Office of the Ombudsman for violation of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 3019.

After an investigation conducted by Prosecutor Florita S. Linco (Prosecutor Linco),[3] the Office of the Ombudsman filed before the Sandiganbayan three Informations for violation of R.A. No. 3019, Section 3(e). In one of the Informations,[4] Redulla, along with six...